A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish orderly procedures for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.

Provides that in any comparative hearing for the frequency or channel of an application under the Communications Act of 1934 for renewal of a broadcast license, the applicant for renewal shall be awarded the grant if such applicant shows that its program service during the preceeding license term has substantially, rather than minimally, met the needs and interests of its service area, and the operation of the station has not otherwise been characterized by serious deficiencies.